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Remembering Robert “Bud” McFarlane
Robert “Bud” McFarlane, National Security Advisor to President Reagan and military assistant to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during the Nixon administration, passed away May 12, 2022, in Lansing, Mich. He was 84. “Everyone at the Nixon Foundation is saddened by...
White House History Live Presents Women and the Nixon White House
Historian and Pat Nixon biographer Heath Lee and former Nixon White House staffer Barbara Franklin discussed the evolving role of women in public service as a part of the White House Historical Association’s virtual programming. Hosted by Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice...
50th Anniversary of President Nixon’s Visit to Tehran
Fifty years ago, President and Mrs. Nixon visited Tehran as guests of Their Imperial Majesties The Shahanshah and Shahbanu. The visit was of great strategic importance and immediately followed an historic trip to the Soviet Union. President Nixon used the visit to...
Energy Secretaries Rick Perry and Dan Brouillette Join Mike Pompeo & Robert O’Brien to Talk Energy on the Nixon Seminar
Special Guests Rick Perry and Dan Brouillette joined Mike Pompeo & Robert O’Brien to talk energy on May’s Nixon Seminar. The former United States Secretaries of Energy joined Nixon Seminar Members for a virtual discussion on how domestic energy production is a...
Lincoln’s Lessons for Reconciliation
On April 27th at the Nixon Library, CNN Anchor and Senior Political Analyst John Avlon presented a new angle on the most-written about president which he explores in his latest book, Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. Moderating the conversation was Margaret Hoover,...
Former Attorney General William Barr Discusses His Best-Selling Memoir at the Nixon Library
On April 21st, the Nixon Library hosted former Attorney General William Barr as he discussed his #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, One Damn Thing After Another. Christopher Nixon Cox, Nixon Foundation Board Member and grandson of President Nixon, introduced...
Sean Penn, Robert C. O’Brien and Bret Baier on Ukraine – From the Nixon Library
On Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier interviewed Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien and Sean Penn at the Nixon Library to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. Baier kicked off the interview by asking how the unlikely friendship was formed...
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Irwin Gellman discusses his latest book, Campaign of the Century: Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election at the Nixon Library
On March 28th, historian Dr. Irwin F. Gellman joined Dr. Luke Nichter, the James H. Cavanaugh Endowed Chair in Presidential Studies at Chapman University, to discuss his latest book on the 1960 presidential election between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator...
2022 Blue Star Museum
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is proud to be a 2022 Blue Star Museum! Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and participating museums across America. For a...